Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at Amtrak 50th Anniversary in Raleigh

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg  Amtrak 50th Anniversary  Raleigh Union Station  April 30, 2021

It’s a pleasure to be here with...

Remarks at Raleigh Union Station

As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Back on Track Tour, Second Gentleman Mr. Emhoff and Secretary Buttigieg are giving remarks at Raleigh’s Union Station to highlight the accomplishments of the Administration in its first 100 days, including passing the American Rescue Plan, and discuss...

Joint Statement by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands on Transportation and Climate Change

Secretary of Transportation of the United States of America, Pete Buttigieg and Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen met on April 21, 2021, to discuss areas of mutual interest, and to reinvigorate bilateral cooperation under the Memorandum of...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Announces $1.69 Billion for Amtrak in Response to COVID-19

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg today announced that the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is making more than $1.69 billion available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to provide relief from the impacts of COVID-...

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at the Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Lifesavers National Conference April 27, 2021

Thank you to all the champions of public health and safety in the audience today for joining this...

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks on the Future of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg The Future of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Union Station, Washington, D.C. April 22, 2021

Thanks for being here everyone....

Secretary Buttigieg Remarks at White House Climate Leaders Summit

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg White House Climate Leaders Summit Washington, D.C. April 23, 2021

Thank you President Biden for your leadership on this...

Maritime Administration Awards Nearly $20 Million in Funding to Strengthen U.S. Shipyard Economic Competitiveness

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $19.6 million in grant awards to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funds will help awardees modernize, increase productivity, and expand local employment...

NHTSA Advances Biden-Harris Administration’s Climate & Jobs Goals

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today moved aggressively to respond to President Biden’s January 20 executive order on Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis. NHTSA proposed to withdraw its portions of the so-called SAFE I...

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces More Than $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Transit Planning to Address Climate Change and Equity in Communities Nationwide

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the availability of approximately $10 million in competitive grant funds through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for FTA's Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning....

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